Little Mountain, Baraga County (9-23-07)

Yeah, It's Little...From our campsite we never noticed it. Little Mountain is the tiny, pine-covered hump along the ridgline right of center. I took this shot after we got back. Looks can definately decieving...

Little Mountain Trailhead - Into the unknown...heading out without a map...we had no idea how long this hike would be.

The sun was getting low lighting up the treetops...

Chris absolutely LOVED the red leaves...

Low bridge...at least for Mom & Dad...

A glacial erratic sitting among the pines...

Getting Rougher...

Climbing onto the ridge...

Following the ridge...

The boys thought this out-of-place chunk of snowy quartz was pretty cool...

As we climbed the ridge pines took over due to the thin soil...

Alex reaches the summit...

Nearing the Summit...

Little Mountain Summit - Looking out over the Huron Mountains. Mt. Arvon, Michigan's highest point, is the higher bump in the distance to the left.

The view of Keweenaw Bay to the north was stunning...

Keweenaw Bay from Little Mountain

Huron Mountain Panorama

The hills to the east...

The forest on top looked to be in rough shape...half the trees were dead or dying.